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C.F. Martin Awarded B Corp Status
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Nestle Cracks Down on Deforestation
Nestle will use the Starling satellite system to track evidence of deforestation by its palm oil supply chain, and plans to expand to additional parts of its supply chain over time. Read more…

Dreamliners Face Another Quality Nightmare
Boeing’s 787 jetliners have been grounded for emergency repairs due to defective engine blades made by Rolls-Royce Holding PLC. Read more…

1. What kind of engine design improvements should Boeing expect from Rolls-Royce in the future?

Guidance: Boeing should expect Rolls-Royce to improve the engine’s design reliability and robustness to deliver an engine that is durable, serviceable, and also consistent in performance and quality.

2. What can Rolls-Royce do to improve the quality of engines that it produces?

Guidance: Rolls-Royce should consider its engine’s quality costs including appraisal, prevention, and failure costs. It should also employ six sigma methodology for process improvement in its engine production.

The heart medicine, Valsartan, was recently pulled from U.S. pharmacies, as well as those in other countries like Germany, Canada, France, and Sweden.

The Chinese supplier, ZHP, issued a recall notice in July after finding traces of a dangerous carcinogen in substances supplied for the production of Valsartan. China’s Food and Drug Administration said that it screened all Chinese suppliers of the Valsartan ingredients to mitigate further problems.

This incident follows other recent recalls of Chinese-made vaccines for diphtheria and tetanus (DPT) and rabies.